Non-League Paper

RUTHLESS VILLAGERS GET THE JOB DONE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 February 2019

By Ian Richardson
MATLOCK TOWN 1
FARSLEY CELTIC 2
FARSLEY scraped a 2-1 win thanks to a late lunging Jack Higgins header four minutes from time to maintain their league leadership.
They had earlier seen two efforts disallowed and Matlock looked as though their battling qualities would earn a deserved point.
Farsley won few friends with their histrionics but those tactics proved successful against a Matlock side whose injury problems keep on increasing.
Johnny Margetts headed the hosts in front from Craig King’s 11thminute corner but soon King limped off and he looks like being out for...

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